Entrepreneurs

Thousands of small businesses based in railway arches across the UK are facing “extermination” as Network Rail seeks to push through a billion-pound asset sale. From bakers to bike shops, mechanics to restaurants, many of the 5,500 arches across the UK’s major cities are home to traders and shop owners. …

“Business resilience is no different to personal resilience,” according to businesswoman Judith Armstrong. “Ultimately it’s about your support network – as an individual, building resilience comes from your friends and family, in a business it comes from your relationships with your customers, your staff, your shareholders.” With the ongoing uncertainty …

I thought it was about time I explained how to start a WordPress blog with WP Engine as your host. Wealthy Gorilla has come a long way since we launched in 2014; and is proudly making six figures a year, 4 years later. For any beginner to blogging, or WordPress, …

With driverless cars and electric hire bikes, our roads are going to look very different in the future. And if Richard Cartwright has his way, there will be far fewer traffic jams too. The entrepreneur is working on a low-cost way of using data to free up roads. Every week, …

Simon Cheng’s grandfather turned 102 this year. The secret to his longevity? “He drinks three cups of tea a day,” says Cheng, a former hedge fund manager who ditched the corporate life to focus on his mission to heal the world with tea. Tea crystals to be exact. Cheng is …

It’s the stuff beloved of science fiction: a robot that looks and sounds like a human being. A robot you can chat with, that recognises when you are sad, and that can cheer you up with its jokes. But is that prospect so distant from reality? Samer Al Moubayed, and …

Some people are tossing the scooters into trash cans and lakes. Others are tripping over them on the sidewalk, complaining of broken toes and dangerous collisions. The San Francisco war over electric scooters – which several startups have dumped on to sidewalks in a competitive rush to launch unregulated rental …

While retirement is a time most people slow down, Joe Sopher was busy working on an idea for a business. The popcorn fan was inspired by the flavours available in the US, and wondered if there might be an appetite for more quirky flavours back home. “Dad used to work …

It is estimated that an adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day. Some of these are inconsequential. But others will have a huge bearing on our personal and professional lives. In the film Sliding Doors, Gwyneth Paltrow’s character would have had a completely different life if she had …

Jeff Rosenthal is standing near the top of his snow-covered mountain wearing a fluffy jacket, fingerless gloves and ripped jeans. “It’s surreal, man!” he says, shivering as he surveys the landscape of newly laid roads and half-built homes. “That’s Ken Howery’s house, the co-founder of PayPal. Awesome house!” He lists …